# widdershins

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈwɪ.də.ʃɪnz/

## Definitions
1. Anticlockwise, counter-clockwise.
2. The wrong way.

## Etymology
First use appears c. 1513, from Middle Low German weddersins (also wēder-, -sinnes), from wed(d)der- (“wither-, against, opposite”) + genitive of sin (“direction, way”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/widdershins